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hello /ck/

I'm making a white sauce for pizza. When making bechamel, is it better to infuse garlic in the roux, or simmer cloves of garlic in the milk?

Or should I do both?

>> No.9911741

>>9911734
not sure, good luck with that though

>> No.9911745

>>9911734
Unless you’re using roasting garlic, it’s better to add it at the end so you don’t get that bitter overcooked garlic taste.

>> No.9911748

>>9911745
*roasted garlic

>> No.9911774

>>9911734
I add onions or garlic to the roux for a white sauce all the time. Just put garlic in when you add the butter and use a bit more butter than normal. Add the flour immediately and the garlic should cook as you are cooking the flour. This works for a normal blonde roux.

Alternatively, if you are worried about over browning the garlic, saute it first and add it to the finished sauce at the end.

>> No.9911778

>>9911734
Both. More garlic is always better.

>> No.9913383

>>9911774
this is spot on advice
but honestly roasted garlic cream is the best sauce for a non red sauced pizza.
try to find a recipe that's not just roasted garlic alfredo sauce.
roasted garlic chicken pizza is the best I've ever eaten and the sauce was added after it was cooked

>> No.9913744

>>9911734
If you want strong garlic flavour, microplane it and add it at the end. Garlic tastes a lot different depending on how you cut it, because the cells breaking causing a chemical reaction that changes the flavour.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/01/how-to-mince-chop-garlic-microplane-vs-garlic-press.html

I'd do like a whole head roasted and mooshed with some oil and add that add the end, different very nice mild rich garlic flavour.

>> No.9913977

>>9911734
roast garlic in oven before adding, its insanely good

>> No.9914021

>>9911741
thanks for the post +1